what the hell is wrong with my car?!

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project
    #1
    ive got this problem where my car is takin really ages to drop the revs when changing gear, coasting or even sat still if u press the accelorator from whatever u rev it to it will just take ages for the needle to drop, ive swapped Icv, map sensor, coolant sensor. just swapped the coolant one today and now I can hear water swishing about behind the dash! does any1 have any suggestions coz ive ran out of ideas now
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
    #2
    Sticking throttle cable or butterfly? Sounds like you've airlocked it too replaced the coolant temp sender
  3. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #3
    1st you need to bleed the coolant 2nd did you initialize the ICV before starting the car?IE ignition on/off 3 times before starting the car,otherwise the rev`s will be high.

    Steve.
  4. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project
    #4
    the throttle cable and butterfly both seem fine and I don't think its that coz it does it mostly when the engines warmed up, just tried another crank sensor aswell off a mates car, the swishing sound seems to have gone now allthough I may replace the coolant sometime anyway as Im unsure if its ever been done.
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project
    #5
    how do I bleed the coolant or do I need to replace the whole lot? cheers.. oh and yeah I did initialize the icv.
  6. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #6
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ben_SaxoForte View Post
    how do I bleed the coolant or do I need to replace the whole lot? cheers.. oh and yeah I did initialize the icv.
    Have a search mate there`s a guide.

    Steve.